Day in photos: March 1, 2013

An aerobatics team performs during the Australian International Airshow in Melbourne.

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Jeremy Bush — whose brother Jeff was lost when a sinkhole opened under his Seffner, Fla., bedroom — breaks down as he speaks to the media about an attempted rescue.

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A boy sheilds his sister’s eyes as they stand outside a Mombasa, Kenya, home marked with black paint. It’s suspected to be a tribalist act to incite fear in non-locals as the country’s election day nears.

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The Mets’ Colin Cowgill turns past first base during a spring training game against the Washington Nationals in Viera, Fla.

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Protesters are reflected in the mask of an Israeli soldier during a rally in the West Bank city of Hebron.

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A Norwegian fan celebrates his country’s gold medal in the Cross Country men’s 4x10km relay at the Nordic Ski World Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Members of Team Nitro Circus celebrate the release of their new 3D movie with an event at London’s O2 Arena that included an attempt at a world-record 18 daredevils backflipping simultaneously.

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Competitors take off at the start of men’s 60m heats on the opening day of the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Finishing touches are made to a massive rice-paper boat created by Chinese artist Zhu Jinshi. The work is housed at the Olympia Exhibition Centre in London as part of the inaugural Art 13 London event.

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A dog hurdles an obstacle during a race at the Shanghai Pet Fair in Shanghai, China.

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Fans take cellphone video as the Carolina Hurricanes’ Jay Harrison clobbers the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Robert Bortuzzo during a 4-1 Hurricanes win in Raleigh, NC.

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A Macedonian riot cop subdues a young demonstrator protesting in Skopje against the newly appointed Minister for Defense, Talat Xhaferi, an ethnic Albanian and former commander of the Albanian National liberation army.